Police Assault Journalist Kalua Salazar, Impose House Arrest
Riot police from Bluefields, Nicaragua illegally seized Radio La Costenisima’s vehicle and put station head Kalua Salazar under house arrest.
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Peruvian Journalist’s Car Firebombed
Early on April 14, in the Peruvian city of Tacna, unidentified assailants on a motorcycle threw a homemade firebomb at Sánchez’s vehicle.
Brazilian Journalist Receives Envelope with Threat & Bullets
Brazilian journalist Diego Santos found an envelope with two bullets inside and a handwritten threat. Santos hosts a daily TV news show.
Bolivian journalist assaulted, robbed while covering protest
A group of truck drivers abducted, assaulted, and robbed the freelance reporter on assignment for Radio FM Bolivia.
Venezuelan Authorities Detain NTN24 Reporting Team
Venezuelan National Guard officers detained a reporter & camera operator, while they covered the military conflict in Apure, bordering Colombia.
Chilean TV Reporter and Cameraman Shot and Wounded
The attack occurred as the journalists were driving in an unmarked car in the Lleu Lleu area of Chile’s central Bío Bío region,
Argentine Newspaper Office Ransacked by Mob
A mob of approximately 100 people entered Río Negro’s offices in the city of General Roca, Río Negro province, ransacked the premises,
Mexican journalist Jorge Molontzin missing in Sonora since March 10
Mexican authorities should fully investigate the disappearance of journalist Jorge Molontzín, says the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Costa Rica Welcomes Banished Cuban Journalist Karla Perez
After several hours in migratory limbo, Cuban journalist Karla Maria Perez, 22, was welcomed as a refugee by Costa Rica.
Colombian Journalist Accuses Paramilitaries of Rape, Torture in Testimony to Inter-American Court
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya has accused state-backed, right-wing paramilitaries of abducting, torturing and raping her in 2000